CVE-2024-53206

tcp: Fix use-after-free of nreq in reqsk_timer_handler().

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 27, 2024 at 01:49 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:05 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tcp: Fix use-after-free of nreq in reqsk_timer_handler(). The cited commit replaced inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop_and_put() with __inet_csk_reqsk_queue_drop() and reqsk_put() in reqsk_timer_handler(). Then, oreq should be passed to reqsk_put() instead of req; otherwise use-after-free of nreq could happen when reqsk is migrated but the retry attempt failed (e.g. due to timeout). Let's pass oreq to reqsk_put().

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≥ 5.10.237v ≥ 5.4.2935.10.237 ≤ v < 5.115.15.170 ≤ v < 5.15.1745.4.293 ≤ v < 5.56.1.115 ≤ v < 6.1.1206.11.6 ≤ v < 6.11.116.12 ≤ v < 6.12.26.12 ≤ v < 6.136.6.59 ≤ v < 6.6.64106e457953315e476b3642ef24be25ed862aaba35.10.2375.15.1705.4.2935071beb59ee416e8ab456ac8647a4dabcda823b151e34db64f4e43c7b055ccf881b7f3e0c31bb26d6.1.1156.11.66.126.6.598459d61fbf24967839a70235165673148c7c7f17997ae8da14f1639ce6fb66a063dab54031cd61b3c964bf65f80a14288d767023a1b300b30f5b9cd0e8c526f2bdf1845bedaf6a478816a3d06fa78b8f
Vendor states this is fixed in 2dcc86fefe09ac853158afd96b60d544af115dc5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 65ed89cad1f57034c256b016e89e8c0a4ec7c65b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6d845028609a4af0ad66f499ee0bd5789122b067 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 9a3c1ad93e6fba67b3a637cfa95a57a6685e4908 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c31e72d021db2714df03df6c42855a1db592716c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d0eb14cb8c08b00c36a3d5dc57a6f428b301f721 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 5.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.174 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 5.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.120 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.11.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.64 (unaffected)

References (7)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dcc86fefe09ac853158afd96b60d544af115dc5
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/65ed89cad1f57034c256b016e89e8c0a4ec7c65b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d845028609a4af0ad66f499ee0bd5789122b067
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a3c1ad93e6fba67b3a637cfa95a57a6685e4908
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c31e72d021db2714df03df6c42855a1db592716c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0eb14cb8c08b00c36a3d5dc57a6f428b301f721
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/03/msg00001.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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